Tex. Election Code Section 13.072
Action on Application


(a)

Unless the registrar challenges the applicant, the registrar shall approve the application if:

(1)

the registrar determines that an application complies with Section 13.002 (Application Required) and indicates that the applicant is eligible for registration; and

(2)

for an applicant who has not included a statement described by Section 13.002 (Application Required)(c)(8)(C), the registrar verifies with the secretary of state:

(A)

the applicant’s Texas driver’s license number or number of a personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; or

(B)

the last four digits of the applicant’s social security number.

(b)

After approval of an application by an applicant who was registered in another county at the time of application, the registrar shall deliver written notice of the applicant’s change of residence to the other county’s registrar and include in the notice the applicant’s name, former residence address, and former registration number, if known.

(c)

Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the registrar determines that an application does not comply with Section 13.002 (Application Required) or does not indicate that the applicant is eligible for registration, the registrar shall reject the application.

(d)

If an application clearly indicates that the applicant resides in another county, the registrar shall forward the application to the other county’s registrar not later than the second day after the date the application is received. The date of submission of a completed application to the wrong registrar is considered to be the date of submission to the proper registrar for purposes of determining the effective date of the registration.

(e)

Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 415, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 559, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 5, 44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 2280), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 3107), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 13.072 — Action on Application, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­13.­htm#13.­072 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

13.001
Eligibility for Registration
13.002
Application Required
13.003
Application by Agent
13.004
Recording and Disclosure of Certain Information by Registrar
13.005
Unlawfully Acting as Agent
13.006
Purportedly Acting as Agent
13.007
False Statement on Application
13.008
Performance-based Compensation for Registering Voters Prohibited
13.0021
Additional Registration Information from Certain Federal and State Judges, Federal Officials, and Family Members
13.031
Appointment
13.032
Prohibition on Refusing to Appoint
13.033
Certificate of Appointment
13.034
Active Appointment File
13.035
Inactive Appointment File
13.036
Termination of Appointment
13.037
Compensation
13.038
Powers Generally
13.039
Review of Application
13.040
Issuance of Receipt
13.041
Effect of Submission of Application
13.042
Delivery of Application to Registrar
13.043
Failure to Deliver Application
13.044
Purportedly Acting as Volunteer Deputy Registrar
13.045
Activity on Governmental Premises
13.046
High School Deputy Registrars
13.047
Training Standards for Deputy Registrars
13.048
Optional Procedure for Appointment of Volunteer Deputy Registrar
13.071
Review of Application
13.072
Action on Application
13.073
Notice of Rejection
13.074
Challenge of Applicant
13.075
Notice of Challenge to Applicant
13.076
Request for Hearing on Challenge
13.077
Hearing on Challenge
13.078
Notice of Hearing
13.079
Determination of Challenge
13.080
Recording Rejection
13.101
Active Application File
13.102
Inactive Application File
13.103
Place for Keeping Files
13.104
Optional Storage Method
13.121
Official Form for Registration by Mail
13.122
Additional Elements on Official Form
13.141
Registration Number
13.142
Initial Registration Certificate
13.143
Effective Date of Registration
13.144
Delivery of Initial Certificate to Voter
13.145
Unlawful Delivery of Certificate
13.146
Confirmation Notice on Return of Initial Certificate

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 13.072’s source at texas​.gov